ARE YOU MORE ANGRY THAN UPSET…FRUSTRATED…what?

Is it just ME…or are you, too, just down-right FRUSTRATED by the General Petraeus affair “incident”?

We are all aware of the latest Power-Dude who Duded himself out of a high-power job because of an extramarital affair.  Four-star General David Petraeus, former head of U.S. military activity in Iraq and Afghanistan and now former head of the CIA (Double Dude!) had an affair with his authorized biographer, Paula Broadwell.  Have journalists (if she really is one!) taken on a whole new level of “imbedding” with the military?

But here’s my frustration…I read that Paula Broadwell is upset about all the damage that has been ‘done to her family’ because of this. HELLLLLOOOO?  Who done it?

Yes, it takes two.  But it seems Paula Broadwell takes that as her having digs on 2 generals.  Ergo, an e-mail to Jill Kelly telling Kelly to keep her hands off her (Broadwell’s) stable of U.S. Generals.  Come on girls.  We’re talking a total of 8 Stars here.  Isn’t that enough for the two of you?

Who is Jill Kelly?  She’s reported to be the unofficial official social-digger who throws parties in the Tampa, Florida area to get in good with the military community.  (For the heck of it, GOOGLE her – it seems there are more important issues in her life for her to attend to than throwing parties!)

Jill received threatening e-mails from Paula (this feels like high school stuff!) and Jill blew the whistle on the whole darn bunch of them!

Long story short, Petraeus lost his job (and his image), Broadwell is a Broad, no longer well, Kelly’s laundry has been aired to the world, General Allen has been named “a player”…spouses and children have had what must have seemed (deservedly) like a safe, strong family structure shaken……………..and, oh, yes, Broadwell is upset!   So sorry, Paula.

I imagine this sort of stuff has always gone on; we know it has.  But, come on, General Petraeus, you were the head of the CIA.  The “I” stands for Intelligence. You were supposed to make the American public and allies around the world feel you were in charge, that you knew what was going on, you (CIA) could uncover any covert op.  Yet you couldn’t cover-up your own?

Therein lies the truth.  We live in a transparent world.  Cameras are everywhere.  Info travels as fast as words can be spoken, texted, faxed.  It’s harder than ever to get away with anything.  I have trouble talking-down to a 4-Star General, but, “SIR!, DID THEY NOT TEACH YOU THAT IN “CIA 1001”?

What of Ms. Kelly?  Is she a loyal, honest American citizen who stepped up for her country?  Or, is she another scorned woman?  What were her motives?  Was she so fixed on getting-back at Broadwell that she would risk the reputation of two honored military career men.  Did this all backfire in her face?  Jill: hero or victim?

And Ms. Broadwell? How do you define your patriotic rights – and to whom?    

I’m no genius, but do these folk not read the newspapers or listen to the news?  Are they not aware of the “Governator Affair” – to name just one?  (Oh, no! Does this mean you are all going to write  “make me rich” books now?)

For me, I want to know that leaders at the top – of anything -  got there by doing the right thing; that they earned it.  I want to believe that a 37-year marriage was built on respect, if not love.  I want to feel that the men and women of our Armed Forces know their leaders have one thing (the right thing) on their minds – the safety of our troops, and I want to hope that everyone learns something from this.

(But, I am known for wearing rose-colored glasses!) 

SO, IS it just me? Are you tired of “The-Betray-Us” way of life where  leaders are  fine with anything and everything – until THEIR toes get stepped on – or they get caught? 

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Now, SMILE – because someone probably has a camera on you right now and eventually, we’ll all know if you didn’t!